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<p>Forty Fort and Swoyersville boroughs are reminding residents that the discount period for 2018 county/municipal real estate taxes will end Wednesday, April 11.</p><p>Forty Fort tax collector Thomas Alexander released the following information:</p><p>The face amounts will be due from April 12 through June 11. For all bills paid after June 11 and up to Dec. 31, penalty amounts will be collected. In person collection is available at the office located in the Forty Fort Borough Building, 1271 Wyoming Ave.</p><p>Office hours are every Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Other hours will be announced as needed. Please bring a copy of your bill with you if you are paying in-person at the borough building. Payments may be dropped in the tax collector mailbox located in the center hall lockers of the borough building.</p><p>Payments may be mailed to P.O. Box 124, Luzerne, PA 18709. Anyone needing a receipt must include the whole bill in its entirety along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope, otherwise a receipt will not be sent.</p><p>If a property owner has not received their bill, please contact the collector for a duplicate. The phone number is 570-287-1978. Anyone with questions or concerns can stop by the office or call the collector.</p><p>Meanwhile, in Swoyersville, borough tax collector Nancy L. Keating says remaining hours of collection for the discounted rate will be Tuesday, April 10, 5:30 to 8 p.m., and Wednesday, April 11, 6 to 7 p.m.</p><p>Office hours after the discount period expires, beginning April 14 through June 11, will be 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturdays and 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays.</p><p>Swoyersville residents can request appointments by calling 570-718-1999 and leaving a message.</p><p>For those who pay by mail and request a receipt, send the complete tax bill along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. In addition, a mail slot is available at the borough building for these payments. The building is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.</p><p>Home collections are also available for residents who need that service.</p><style>
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Forty Fort, Swoyersville announce tax information